logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10144533 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018

Filed:

May. 14, 2015

Large-scale space-based solar power station: multi-scale modular space power

Applicant:

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);

Inventors:

Harry A. Atwater, South Pasadena, CA (US);

Seyed Ali Hajimiri, La Canada, CA (US);

Sergio Pellegrino, Pasadena, CA (US);

Behrooz Abiri, Pasadena, CA (US);

Florian Bohn, Pasadena, CA (US);

Jeffrey P. Bosco, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Dennis Callahan, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Emily C. Warmann, Riverside, CA (US);

Manan Arya, Pasadena, CA (US);

Nicolas Lee, Pasadena, CA (US);

Melanie Delapierre, Pasadena, CA (US);

Assignee:

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);

Attorney:

KPPB LLP

Primary Examiner:

Magdalena Topolski

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/44 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01); B64G 1/42 (2006.01); H02S 40/36 (2014.01); H02S 40/42 (2014.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H02J 50/90 (2016.01); H02J 50/23 (2016.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02S 20/30 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); B64G 1/28 (2006.01); B64G 1/36 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/443 (2013.01); B64G 1/1085 (2013.01); B64G 1/222 (2013.01); B64G 1/428 (2013.01); B64G 1/44 (2013.01); H01L 31/042 (2013.01); H02J 3/383 (2013.01); H02J 50/23 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H02J 50/90 (2016.02); H02S 10/40 (2014.12); H02S 20/30 (2014.12); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H02S 40/36 (2014.12); H02S 40/38 (2014.12); H02S 40/42 (2014.12); B64G 1/283 (2013.01); B64G 1/286 (2013.01); B64G 1/288 (2013.01); B64G 1/36 (2013.01); B64G 1/401 (2013.01); B64G 1/403 (2013.01); B64G 1/405 (2013.01); B64G 1/406 (2013.01); B64G 1/407 (2013.01); B64G 1/66 (2013.01); B64G 2700/66 (2013.01);
Abstract

A space-based solar power station, a power generating satellite module and/or a method for collecting solar radiation and transmitting power generated using electrical current produced therefrom is provided. Each solar power station includes a plurality of satellite modules. The plurality of satellite modules each include a plurality of modular power generation tiles including a photovoltaic solar radiation collector, a power transmitter and associated control electronics. The power transmitters can be coordinated as a phased array and the power generated by the phased array is transmitted to one or more power receivers to achieve remote wireless power generation and delivery. Each satellite module may be formed of a compactable structure capable of reducing the payload area required to deliver the satellite module to an orbital formation within the space-based solar power station.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…